Law Firm Moves Simsbury Office To Hartford

The Connecticut office of a Florida-based law firm has moved from Simsbury to downtown Hartford.

The firm, Tampa-based Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, announced Tuesday that it has moved into the One State Street tower. A spokeswoman said the firm has leased 15,000 square feet for 10 years and is relocating 21 employees: a dozen attorneys and 9 support staffers.

Spokeswoman Kate Barth said the space will accommodate future expansion in Hartford.

In addition to Connecticut, the firm has offices in Florida, Georgia, New York and Washington, D.C. According to its web site, the firm has more than 370 attorneys and focuses on litigation practice. The firm specializes in class action, national trial practice, white collar representation.

The firm was created in a merger last fall of two firms, Carlton Fields and Jorden Burt.

Anthony Cicchetti, managing shareholder of the Hartford office, said in a release that the firm's concentration in the insurance and financial services industries made the move to Hartford "a very natural and important step for us."

"We are also excited about Hartford's resurgence as a corporate center," Cicchetti said. "We are pleased to be able to contribute to the growth and new vitality of Hartford's central business district."

Tuesday's announcement came a month after accounting firm Cohn Reznick confirmed that it was also relocating from the suburbs to downtown Hartford. Cohn Reznick will consolidate offices in Glastonbury and Farmington into space at Metro Center on Church Street.